거세다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be rough, violent
Every form of 거세다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 거센
- 아/어Infinitive
- 거세
- -으니Since
- 거세니
- 합니다Formal
- 거셉니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 거세요 | 거셉니다 | 거세 | 거세다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 거셌어요 | 거셌습니다 | 거셌어 | 거셌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 거세겠어요 | 거세겠습니다 | 거세겠어 | 거세겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 거셀 거예요 | 거셀 것입니다 | 거셀 거야 | 거셀 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거세요? | 거셉니까? | 거세? | 거세니? |
| 과거Past | 거셌어요? | 거셌습니까? | 거셌어? | 거셌니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 거세요 | 안 거셉니다 | 안 거세 | 안 거세다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 거세지 않아요 | 거세지 않습니다 | 거세지 않아 | 거세지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거세세요 | 거세십니다 | 거세셔 | 거세시다 |
| 과거Past | 거세셨어요 | 거세셨습니다 | 거세셨어 | 거세셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 거센
- 과거Past
- 거센
- 미래Future
- 거셀
- 회상Used to
- 거세던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 거세고
- -게-ly / so that
- 거세게
- -어서so / and then
- 거세서
- -으니까since
- 거세니까
- -으면if / when
- 거세면
- -지만but
- 거세지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 거센데
- -어도even if
- 거세도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 거세다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
바람이 거세졌다.
The wind picked up.
이 분들은 여기서 거센 토론을 펼치시진 않을 겁니다.
They're not going to come at this hammer and tong against each other.
파도가 굉장히 거세었어요.
The surge was terrible.
할아버지는 아직 제게 말도 안 거세요
Grandpa still hasn't spoken to me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 거세다 in Korean?
거세다 (to be rough, violent) is 거세요 in the polite 해요체, 거셉니다 in formal 합니다체, 거세 in casual 반말 and 거세다 in the plain written style. The past is 거셌어요.
What is the past tense of 거세다?
거셌어요 in everyday polite speech, 거셌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 거세 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 거세다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 거셉니다, 거세, 거세니 all keep 거세 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 거세다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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